Medical Books Referenced

To understand the movements and constuction of muscles in the face I have been studying medical journals and books.

What these have indicated is that muscles have an origin and insertion, a basic beginning and end point. There are essentially 43 muscles in the face, all of which need to be considered when animating.

Jarmey, C. (2003) The Concise Book of Muscles. 2nd ed. Chichester, Lotus Publishing

• Illustrated medical book showing all muscles, particularly useful for the face, neck and head.

Rohn, Yokochi and Lutjen-Drecoll. (2006) Color Atlas of Anatomy, A photographic Study of the Human Body. 6th ed. Kanagawa, IGAKU-SHOIN Medical Publishers

• Photographs of various human forms.  What's good about this book is that thoughabit morbid it's a reminder that the human form is made of flesh and organic materials.  Textures and physical composites must be considered.